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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1905
Page
2
The notice lists daily publication excluding Sundays, rates for display ads and reading notices, and costs per line for notices and cards of thanks. It notes 6.50 for six months in advance and mentions a date of Wednesday July 12 1905 with rates and instructions for resubmissions and special notices.
Citizens credit the La Grande Commercial Club for bringing the National Good Roads Association officers to town and for making the meeting a success. The effort by the club and the association is seen as lasting beyond a single day.
The National Good Road Association's visit left a lasting impression. Citizens showed strong interest in science based road making and expect visible improvements soon, replacing the patchwork system with more modern methods across the county.
Commander Peary outlines a fall voyage to reach the North Pole aboard the Roosevelt. He has reached within 395 miles of the Pole and aims to press through Smith Sound and Robeson channel to Grantland shores, then continue northward starting next February with a 12 man crew and ample provisions.
The expedition divides to return for freed supplies as explorers reach the Pole, aiming to reach Grantland by summer and free the Roosevelt via ice breaking in July or August. If ice blocks progress, winter is spent north, with a possible return in 1906. Peary doubts land at the Pole but expects travel from Grau land over the frozen ocean.
City records warn all water customers in arrears to settle at once at the Recorder’s office. Ordinance requires rates be paid in advance by the first of each month, meters by the first of the succeeding month, or water will be shut off after ten days. Later updates require payment to the City Recorder.
Water consumers along the Jefferson Street line between 2nd and Greenwood are notified that service will be off tomorrow July 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. for repairs. H O Gilman, Water Superintendent.
A brief product note promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver tablets as a pleasant laxative that is easy to take and certain to act. Sold by Newlin Drug Co.
Croup is a viral inflammation of the mucous membranes in children that worsens at night. The remedy suggested is frequent nightly doses of Ballard’s Horehound Syrup and external application of Ballard’s Liniment to the throat, priced at 2c, 500, and $1.00 by Newlin Drug Co.
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